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.I ' A\()\IH-!II A909 NOTES TO SCHEDULE XI A - FRANCE GENERAL OBSERVATIONS I. The notes and footnotes to the French Tariff, the text of which was handed to delegations at the opening of the Geneva negotiations, are regarded as forming an integral part of Schedule XI A. II. The receipts issued by the French Customs Administration are subject to a stamp duty. NOTES RELATING TO PARTICULAR PRODUCTS Ad.No.1A.3,4and6. Thoroughbred breeding animals classified under these numbers will be admitted free, subject to the conditions determined by the Minister of Agriculture, when they are intended for the Horse-breeding Administration or stock-breeding associations. Ad No. 81 et sea.. 176 et sea. Apart from Customs duties coffee, tea, spices, cocoa and chocolate are subject to internal consumption taxes, the rate of which may be modified by ministerial decree and, on occasion, special taxes which are levied on both foreign prolucts and products of the French Union alike. Ad No. 93. In accordance with the provisions of Article IZ, paragaph , of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, the resale price, for each calendar quarter year, of wheat imported by the "Office National Interprofessionel des Cereales", exclusive of internal taxes, transportation, distribution and other expenses incident to the purchase and sale, and for a reasonable margin of profit shall not exceed by more than 15% the average landed cost, duty paid, of wheat imported during the previous quarter. Further in the event of wide fluctuations or variations in world prices, the amount of maximum protection agreed to in this item may be adjusted in order to maintain the stability of the domestic price, subject to agreement between the countries party to the negotiation. Ad No. 189. 190 and 202. Sauce_ with a base of vegetables, and, in particular, those with a base of tomatoes (ketchup and the like) are classified as preserved vegetables or as sauces, according to whether tho vegetables form the chief constituent element or not. AdNo.235A. - I - The French Government undertakes that the S.E.I.T.A. shall import annually 15,000 tons of leaf tobacco originating in other countries than the French Union. 95347 0 4-4 -- -pt. 5 - 5s